The photo to the right is actually a model of one of the 40 & 8's that was the property of Charlie Horine, a WW1 veteran; it is currently owned by his daughter, Mary Jane Thompson, of Huron, SD. She is also the owner of the toy dog and children's book in the picture below. The toy dog and the book were purchased at an auction of some of the S.D. Merci Train artifacts, circa 1949. The proceeds of the auction was used to help purchase a whirlpool bath for polio patients.